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South Carolina -
I, William Grant of Georgetown in the State aforesaid,
do make my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say:
- I give and bequeath to my beloved and affectionate wife Eleanor Grant,
all the Estate which I shall die pofsefed of or entitled unto, whether
it be real or personal, so long as she shall remain my widow, Charging
her with the maintenance and education of our Children, in the best
manner my estate will enable her to do it - And that she may be the
better enabled to fulfil the Charge hereby entrusted to her, I give to
her, for the purpose aforesaid, the same absolutely power to dispose of
all or any part of my said Estate, real or personal, as I myself, now
have and to make and execute all necefsary titles for the same - Should
my said wife marry again, it is my will, that, so soon as such an event
shall take place, all my estate that then remains shall be equally
divided between my said wife and such Children as may be then living, To
be held by them and each of them their heirs, executors, administrators
and afsigns - But in Case my Wife should not marry again or any one or
more of our Children should attain the age of twenty one years before
she shall marry - Then and in that event, I direct that my said wife
shall have full power to deliver to the Child or Children so attaining
the age of twenty one years, his or her equal share of my Estate -Should
my said wife Conceive it beneficial for herself and our Children to
purchase other property with the proceeds of any property she may sell,
I hereby authorise her to do so and again to sell the same should she
find it necefsary or advantageous - I appoint my said Wife Executrix of
this which I declare to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking
all other wills by me made - In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and Seal this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twelve -
Wm. Grant (SEAL)
WILL OF WILLIAM GRANT PAGE 2.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by
the said Testator to be his last will & testament in our presence -
Isaac Carr
Tho. C. Young
Fran Withers
Recorded Will Book A. Page 98
Recorded September 8th, 1818
William Taylor, J. P.
Bundle 39 - Package 6.
[Sumter District, S.C.]
Note: I don't know why a Georgetown resident's will
was filed in the Sumter Courthouse. This was discovered while working on
The Sumter County, SCGenWeb will project. ---- Cindy Parker, Sumter,
S.C.
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